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Los Angeles may join other U.S. cities in reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent
2014-06-27 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Los Angeles Daily New: City Councilman Paul Koretz introduced a motion Friday that aims to reduce the citys carbon footprint by 80 percent come 2050 by speeding up the citys transition from coal to renewable energy sources and by adding more solar rooftops, park trees and clean-burning garbage trucks. The ambitious proposal to curb greenhouse gases causing global climate change is expected to be voted on by the City Council in early September, said Andy Shrader, Koretzs aide on environmental policy. If we act...
Australia: Carbon tax repeal: Hydro Tasmania says will cut nearly 100 jobs
2014-06-27 09:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The state-owned renewable energy firm Hydro Tasmania has announced it will cut nearly 100 jobs, blaming the repeal of the carbon tax as a factor in its decision. The company, which generates hydro and wind power and is owned by the Tasmanian government, said it will reduce its 1,092-strong workforce by 9% as a result of financial and market challenges. Hydro Tasmania said the repeal of the carbon tax, uncertainty over the future of the renewable energy target and softening demand in the...
Australia carbon tax moves closer to repeal after vote in lower house
2014-06-26 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The effort to repeal Australia's controversial carbon tax, which has drawn former U.S. Vice President Al Gore into its increasingly odd orbit, moved one step closer to success on Thursday as the lower house of parliament voted to scrap it. The late-night vote on the last day before lawmakers head out on holiday was the latest hurdle for the legislation to clear as it heads towards full repeal when the new senate is sworn in next week. Conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott, once a climate-change...
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Carbon neutrality has failed now our only way out of global warming is to go carbon negative
2014-06-26 20:32:56| Extremetech
A new report highlights the fact that we're headed for an inexorable rise in temperatures -- so what else can be done to avoid catastrophic change?
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Australia: Clive Palmer promises carbon tax repeal in policy that throws bones all directions
2014-06-25 08:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conservation: What on earth was Al Gore, a zealot on climate change, doing celebrating a Palmer carbon policy thats worse than what Australia has in place, although not as bad as it could have been? That remains a known unknown because Gore fled, with his new friend, before any journalist could ask. Palmer says Gores representative contacted him for a meeting (adding that Gores a fan on YouTube). He also says he didnt provide any money to the former US vice president. It was less surprising that Palmer...
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